5 people killed, 2 injured in 2 road accidents in Supaul

At least 5 people were killed and 2 others were injured in two road accidents in Supaul district on Thursday.

The first accident was reported at 6.30 am when a speeding SUV collided head-on with a bus near Dakahi Ghat under Sadar police station. Three out of five people in the car died. Hours later, two men on a motorbike were crushed to death by a bus at Jadia. They were Ankit Kumar and Shaurabh Kumar, both from Supaul.

Arvind Das (40) and Pawan Kumar (28) were the two injured in the head-on collision. They were taken to Supaul Sadar hospital from where they were referred to Siliguri hospital.

The deceased were Md. Shahid (21), Amit Kumar Singh (25) and Golu Kumar (35). Two of them died on the spot and the third died on the way to sadar hospital.

According to Supaul Sadar SHO Sandip Kumar Singh, the accident occurred on Supaul-Singheshwar Sthan Road when the five were returning to Supaul from a wedding in Madhepura district in an SUV.

“The car was speeding and the driver did not see the bus coming from the other side as there was no visibility on the road due to fog,” the SHO said.

The SHO blamed high speed and poor visibility for the accident. Both the bus & the SUV were badly damaged. But none of the passengers in the bus were injured. The bus was carrying wedding party members from Supaul to Madhepura.

In another incident, two youths - Ankit Kumar and Shaurabh Kumar - were crushed to death by a speeding bus near Manganj under Jadia police station in the district. They were from Phulkaha village in Supaul district.